List of long-distance motorcycle riders

Long-distance motorcyclists with Wikipedia articles, with tours in chronological order.

List of motorcycle riders and tours RiderDateMotorcycleRouteDistanceSupportNotesGeorge A. Wyman (USA 1877–1959)1903San Francisco–New YorkUnsupportedFirst transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicleWilliam Chadeayne1905Thomas Auto-Bi motorized bicycleNew York–San Francisco (via Chicago, Omaha, Cheyenne, Ogden, Reno, modern day I-80)Unsupported47- days, new record transcontinental crossing of the United States by motor vehicleRafferty, p. 16Carl Stearns Clancy (USA 1890–1971)1912Circumnavigation. Dublin–New YorkUnsupportedFirst man to go around the world with a motorcycleCarl Stearns Clancy: First Motorcyclist to Ride Around the World 1912-1913, iUniverse (2010), , Erwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960)1912United States, Jamaica, Cuba, central AmericaUnsupportedDemonstration tour sponsored by IndianErwin "Cannonball" Baker (USA 1882–1960)1914San Diego–New YorkUnsupportedNew transcontinental record 11- days. Newspapers dubbed Baker "Cannonball" for the feat.Avis and Effie Hotchkiss (USA)1915Harley-Davidson sidecarNew York–San Francisco–New YorkUnsupportedFirst transcontinental crossing of the United States by womenAugusta and Adeline Van Buren (USA)1916Indian Power PlusNew York–Los AngelesUnsupportedMarjorie Cottle and Hugh Gibson (UK)June 1–12, 1924RaleighCircumnavigation of Great Britain (in opposite directions)Clare Frewen Sheridan and Oswald Frewen (brother)799 cc, 7 hp AJS motorcycle–sidecar (Sheridan as passenger)Sussex (UK)–Odessa via Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, USSR (Russia, Ukraine); shipped to Istanbul, then more travel in TurkeyFirst British motorcycle in the Soviet Union. Book, Across Europe with Satanella Svend O. Heiberg (Denmark/USA) and Aksel Svane (Denmark) 1924–1925 Harley-Davidson sidecar Circumnavigation. Europe, Turkey, Iraq, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, United States Unsupported To conduct forest research. Heiberg later became professor of silviculture in the U.S. James C Wilson and Francis Flood 1927 Triumph motorcycles single cylinder with sidecars First motorcycle crossing the continent of Africa. From Lagos, North of Lake Chad to Massawah on the Red Sea. Unsupported Travelogue, Three-Wheeling Through Africa, 1936. Self-filmed. Marjorie Cottle, Louie McLean and Edyth Foley 1928 Raleigh, Douglas, and Triumph, respectively Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands Tour of European capitals celebrating the women's victory at the 1927 International Six Days Trial Zoltán Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha (Hungary) 1928–1936 Harley-Davidson France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cairo, Jerusalem, Beirut, Syria, Turkey, Bulgaria, Bucharest, Budapest, Athens, Luxor, Sudan, Karachi, Bombay, Delhi, Lahore, Madras, Colombo, Australia, Padang, Singapore, Bangkok, Saigon, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Beijing, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Mexico, Havana, Panama, Chile, Brazil, London, Dublin, Brussels, Madrid, Nice, Bern, Zurich, Munich, Vienna, Budapest Unsupported First round the world on all inhabited continents (66 countries) with a motorcycleZoltán Sulkowsky: Motorral a Föld körül, Zeusz, Viágjárók (2001), Betty and Nancy Debenham (UK) February 1929 BSA motorcycles England Unsupported Toured 2,000 miles with no money to win a bet with Kaye Don Bessie Stringfield (USA, 1911–1993) 1930s Harley-Davidson 8 trips across US Unsupported Max Reisch (Austria, 1912–1985) 1933–1934 Puch 250 Austria (Kufstein)–India (Bombay) Pillion rider Herbert Tichy First motorbike ride from Europe to India Robert Edison Fulton, Jr. (USA, 1909–2004) 1932–1933 (18 months) Douglas twin cylinders Hemispherical route through 22 countries. From London and across Central and Southeastern Europe, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq (across the Northern Arabian Desert), British India, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. Unsupported Travelogues: book, One Man Caravan,Fulton, Robert Edison Jr., (1937).–One Man Caravan.–New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co.–(Reprint: North Conway, N.H.: Whitehorse Press. 1996. ) and a film:The One Man Caravan of Robert E. Fulton, Jr. An AutofilmographyMartin, Douglas.–New York/Region: "Robert E. Fulton Jr., an Intrepid Inventor, Is Dead at 95".–New York Times.–May 11, 2004.–Retrieved: 2008-06-15Theresa Wallach and Florence Blenkiron 11 December 1934 – 29 July 1935 600 cc single-cylinder Panther with sidecar and trailerLondon to Cape TownUnsupportedParts recorded on film and in Wallach's book, The Rugged RoadJohn Penton 1958BMW R69S North America transcontinental, New York to Los Angeles Transcontinental crossing record, 52 hours and 11 minutes John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010) 1966 (2 months) Vespa GS 160 single cylinder scooter Continental route through 8 countries. From Minneapolis to Panama and back through the USA, Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Unsupported Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010) 1971 (2 years) Vespa SS 180 single cylinder scooter Hemispherical route through 21 countries. From Menomonie, Wisconsin to Cape Horn through the USA, Mexico, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Dutch Guiana, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and north through central America again. Gerber intended ride through Canada to reach Alaska, but his ride was cut short when he was hit by a car in Hayward, California. Unsupported Travelogues: blog South to Panama and Back John Gerber (USA, 1945–2010) 1978 (1 years) Vespa Rally 180 single cylinder scooter Circumnavigating through 23 countries. From Singapore to London through the Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, and England. Unsupported Travelogues: blog South to Panama and BackPeter Thoeming and Dr Charlie Carter1978-1981Honda XL 250sSydney to Dublin and on through USA.46,000 mi (74,000 km)UnsupportedBook: Motorcycle Touring